[HOOK-add ad-libs throughout the song] A MILLION PEOPLE CAN'T TELL ME NOTHIN ,( NOTHIN ,NOTHIN ) MY FOOT STAY ON THEIR NECK, (NECK, NECK, NECK) [Verse 1] I was listenin’ to echoes, voices in the dark (echoes… echoes…) Everybody had opinions, everybody had remarks (yeah… mm) Tried to fit the picture, tried to play the part (play the part) But I lost myself chasing somebody else’s art . Had my heart on silent, mind full of doubt (so quiet) Let the outside noise tell me what I’m about (they don’t know) But something in me whispered, “You don’t need permission” (listen…) Closed my ears closed my eyes, tuned into my intuition (tuned in… tuned in…) [Pre-Chorus] I stopped askin’ for approval (no more) Stopped explainin’ my name (that’s me) When you stand in your truth (stand tall) You rewrite the game (rewrite it) [Chorus] A million people can’t tell me nothin’ (nothin’, nothin’) I know who I am, (I know… I know…) They can't tell me nothin (nah… nah…) Say what you want, I’m still do me (still me) A million people can’t tell me nothin’ (nothin’) A million people can’t tell me nothin’ (yeah…) Found my own voice, now its loud and free (so free) All that noise? Yeah, it’s just static to my ears (static…) A million people can’t tell me nothin’ (nothin’, nothin’) [Verse 2] Now I’m walkin’ with a purpose, head high, calm pace . Every scar I earned helped me find my place (found it) They see the glow now, call it “overnight” They didn’t see the prayers in the middle of the fight (late nights) I don’t need to argue, I don’t need to prove (nope) I let the work talk, let the blessings move. If it don’t align, I let it pass by (pass by) Peace is my profit, that’s the new supply (new supply) [Pre-Chorus] I stopped chasin’ their vision (their vision) Started trustin’ my own (my own) When you build from the soul (from the soul) Yeah, it finally feels like home (feels like home) [Chorus] A million people can’t tell me nothin’ (nothin’, nothin’) I know who I am, (I know…) They can't tell me nothin (nah…) Say what you want, I’m still do me (still me) A million people can’t tell me nothin’ (yeah) A million people can’t tell me nothin’ (nothin’) Found my own voice, now its loud and free (so loud) All that noise? Yeah, it’s just static to my ears (static… fade out) A million people can’t tell me nothin’ (nothin’, nothin’) [Bridge – soft, reflective / half-time] I made peace with my reflection We shook hands, no objections . I don’t need their direction (don’t need it) I’m divinely protected (protected) What’s meant for me will find me (find me) What’s not can’t redefine me . I see clearly now, the timing (clear now) Was always perfect, just reminded. [Final Chorus – bigger, victorious-Repeat] [Outro – spoken or sung, intimate] This my life, yeah I’m runnin’ it (runnin’ it) From the inside out, I’m buildin’ it A million people can’t tell me nothin’ (yeah…)Yeah… When you know who you are (you know…) The noise fades (fades away) And the truth gets loud.

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